The alt-right movement harassed my family for having black children, and Trump is considering their leader for Chief of Staff
If you care about me and my family, I hope you will read this. As many of you know, this year my family was targeted and harassed by a white-supremacy group known as the "alt-right" for having adopted black children. Their attack was brutal and relentless. They inundated all of my social media sites with racist memes, posting altered racist photos of my young children and suggesting violence towards me and sexual behavior in regards to my kids. The harassment moved to 4Chan where my . . .
#TBT: this.
On Thursdays, I post from the vault. This is from February 2010. When Mark and I are "on our game" (which we are not right now), we like to do affirmations with the kids at the dinner table. Generally it involves us going around the table and saying a few things we like about each kid, and a few ways they have made us proud that day. We haven't done this since Kembe came home, and the other night as we were eating it occurred to me that we needed to include him in this tradition. I . . .
A post election recap with my Republican friend, Paul E. Martin
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Wednesday’s Child: Mathias
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
How to talk to your kids about Trump winning the election
As I watched the election results roll in tonight, I shifted from hope to anxiety, and then from fear to dread. As it began to sink in that a Trump presidency was likely, my overwhelming thought was my children. How to I explain this to them? How do I explain that a man whose platform was built on xenophobia was elected by more than half of our fellow citizens? How do I explain a country that supports someone like this? I've tried to engage my kids in thinking critically about politics this . . .
Election Results – Part 2
Jesus take the wheel . . . Paul and I are a few drinks in and some friends join us in processing this election insanity. . . .
Election Results – Part 1
Watching election results with Paul E. Martin. WE ARE SO SCARED RIGHT NOW. . . .
What I want you to know about staying sober in your twenties
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Benny Emerling. Photo by: Stephan Valentin Can you make it 24 hours without taking a drink or doing a drug? For many twentysomethings, that is doable. However, for . . .
Some thoughts about Jen Hatmaker and the LGBT conversation
Some thoughts about Jen Hatmaker and LGBT inclusion being the new litmus test for "real Christians" . . .
The Hamilton Mixtape song list is announced: how lucky we are to be alive right now
If you follow me on instagram you know that my kids and I have a serious case of Hamilaria. We’ve been smitten with Hamilton all year (I was lucky enough to see the show with the entire original cast right after it came out, back when tickets were “Normal Broadway Expensive” as opposed to “Hamilton-Obscene-Expensive.” It is such an incredible show, and we’ve had the soundtrack on repeat since then. We’ve also made tributes: She had managed to blend her two passions: #Hamilton and . . .
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